Comrade Vu Thi Hien Hanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received the working delegation of the Department of Health of Vientiane province (Lao PDR)

On the afternoon of September 22, 2025, the working delegation of the Department of Health of Vientiane province paid a courtesy visit to Ms. Vu Thi Hien Hanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Attending the courtesy visit were leaders of the Department of Health, Department of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Provincial People's Committee and General Hospital No. 1 of Lao Cai province.

At the reception, Ms. Vu Thi Hien Hanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee introduced to the working delegation the socio -economic situation of Lao Cai province in the first 8 months of 2025; the potential and advantages of socio-economic development of the province; the cooperation situation between Lao Cai province and localities of Laos.

Overview of the reception

The Vice Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee also introduced to the working delegation the main features of the Lao Cai Provincial Health Sector after the merger. Accordingly, the Lao Cai Provincial Health Sector currently manages 40 public service units, 31 regional polyclinics, 216 commune health stations and more than 500 private and non-public health facilities, with a total workforce of over 9,000 people, including 2,214 doctors. In recent years, the infrastructure system has been invested and consolidated with a total of 6,802 hospital beds, reaching 41.1 beds/10,000 people; 100% of public health facilities have been solidified and modernized. In the period of 2020 - 2025, the province has invested in building and renovating many hospitals and medical centers, implementing many repair projects and adding many modern equipment.

Comrade Vu Thi Hien Hanh - Vice Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee presented gifts to the working delegation

Emphasizing the cooperation between the Department of Health of Lao Cai province and the Department of Health of Vientiane province, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that the cooperation between the Department of Health of the two provinces has brought about many good results, especially in human resource training and disease prevention. Cooperation in the health sector has contributed to strengthening the increasingly close relationship between Lao Cai and Vientiane provinces in particular and between Vietnam and Lao PDR in general.

Thanking the Lao Cai provincial leaders for their welcome to the delegation, Comrade Van Pheng PHANTHANALAI - Director of the Department of Health of Vientiane province - Head of the working delegation respectfully congratulated the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. At the same time, he sent his best wishes for the upcoming 1st Lao Cai Provincial Party Congress to be successfully held.

The delegation took souvenir photos with leaders of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee.

On behalf of the working delegation, comrade Van Pheng PHANTHANALAI thanked Lao Cai province (formerly Yen Bai province) for the valuable support given to Vientiane province, which has made an important contribution to the work of caring for and protecting the health of the people of Vientiane province. At the same time, he expressed his hope that in the coming time, the Health Departments of the two provinces will continue to promote professional exchange activities and improve the qualifications of medical staff.

According to CTTĐT

Source: https://syt.laocai.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/dong-chi-vu-thi-hien-hanh-pho-chu-tich-ubnd-tinh-tiep-xa-giao-doan-cong-tac-cua-so-y-te-tinh-vie-1541744